BRICS Summit 2024 is being organized in Kazan, Russia. Apart from the addition of 4 new countries, 13 partner countries have also been added. There are 7 Muslim majority countries including Algeria, Malaysia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Turkey, Uzbekistan.
Pakistan has not got a place in this. Pakistan applied to join the BRICS countries, but it could not get a place in the partner countries as well. Partner countries will not be formal members of BRICS, but will be part of the organization's planning.
This time more than 30 countries applied for BRICS membership. At the BRICS summit on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that before including new countries, care will be taken to ensure that it does not affect the efficiency of the organization.
5 pictures of BRICS Summit 2024 in Russia..
Xi Jinping, Putin and Modi attended a dinner and music concert on Tuesday.
PM Modi arrives at Kazan Expo Center for BRICS.
A photo session of the BRICS leaders was held at the Expo Centre.
PM Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin hug.
Jaishankar will attend the meeting of BRICS Plus External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will participate on behalf of India in the BRICS Plus meeting to be held in Russia today. A total of 28 countries and 5 international organizations will participate in this meeting. After the meeting, a joint statement of BRICS countries i.e. Kazan Declaration will be issued.
On Wednesday, PM Modi held a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the BRICS Summit 2024. In this meeting held after 5 years between the two, emphasis was placed on early resolution of the border dispute, mutual cooperation and maintaining mutual trust.
This was the first bilateral meeting of the two leaders after the Galwan clash in 2020. In a 50-minute conversation, PM Modi said-
We are meeting formally after 5 years. We welcome the consensus that has been reached on the issues that have arisen on the border in the last 4 years. Maintaining peace on the border should be our priority. Mutual trust, mutual respect and mutual sensitivity should be the foundation of our relationship.
Xi Jinping also stressed on the two countries to handle their differences properly. The Chinese President said that we must strengthen communication and mutual cooperation to realize our development dreams. India and China should work together to maintain a stable relationship, which can help meet the development goals of both countries.
A strategy for the future was drawn up in both countries After the meeting of PM Modi and Xi Jinping, the Ministry of External Affairs of India has issued a statement. Accordingly, the two leaders welcomed the troop withdrawal and patrol agreement from the Line of Actual Control (LAC) to resolve the dispute that started in 2020.
Special representatives of the two countries will meet soon to resolve the border dispute. It will include NSA Ajit Doval from India and Foreign Minister Wang Yi from China.
Earlier on October 21, India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said that an agreement has been reached between India and China regarding patrolling on the LAC in eastern Ladakh. This will bring back the status quo before May 2020.
A picture of the bilateral meeting. The two leaders held talks for about 50 minutes.
China said- Emphasis will be placed on resolving differences China also released a statement regarding the meeting between Xi Jinping and Modi. “In addition to enhancing mutual contacts and cooperation, the two countries also emphasized resolving differences and differences,” said China's foreign ministry. Both the leaders have also advocated for mutual cooperation in development matters. There has also been talk of standing shoulder to shoulder in international obligations.
Modi said – BRICS countries represent 40% humanity and 30% economy PM Modi in his address during the BRICS summit held in Kazan on Wednesday said that BRICS represents 40% of the world's humanity and about 30% of the economy after the inclusion of new countries. With an economy of 30 trillion dollars, this organization is capable of facing all challenges.
Also, PM Modi called India's UPI payment system a big achievement and expressed his desire to share it with BRICS countries. He invited the BRICS countries to join India's Mission Life, Ek Pad Ma Ke Naam campaign.
The PM said that this year BRICS has reached a consensus on WTO reform, trade facilitation, supply chain, e-commerce and special economic zones.
BRICS Summit has been held 15 times so far The first summit of BRIC countries was held in 2009. It was organized in Russia. After this, it was renamed BRICS in 2010 after joining South Africa. BRICS Summit has been held 15 times so far. This time the 16th summit is being held.
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